My Candela is back! :)

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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited May 2009
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    Just a small factoid for everyone.

    By contract, Klaus is not allowed to touch, modify, anything to the Candela preamp. Infact, I would go as far to say that the Candela is not really an Odyssey product. It is really not based on a Symphonic Line preamp, maybe just a little bit. But it is voiced/designed/built/worked on by Alex G.

    And while I am still an Odyssey customer, I am, like a lot of people, kind of leary of Klaus after my Mono Extreme situation I had a while back. So I understand the concern.

    I have swapped out 3 pairs of tubes in my Candela, all featuring the same problem. A very audible static - I would guess being 50db or more at all times. Incredibly loud and annoying. It was almost like an interference. It is literally dead quiet now, I can get right up to the tweeter and only hear a faint static.

    But most of the "upgrades" were issues with the initial design. HT bypass, the noise, the RCA outputs being swapped - stuff like that. Now as far as the upgrades? I honestly do not know - I just know it works and I am willing to pay anything right now to get this thing nipped in the bud.

    I trust Alex, his communication is flawless, he is honest and up front and its not a big sales game. So I do not feel he has ripped me off.

    But then again, like I said, I understand the questioning. :)


    Good response.
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